diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ed508b7c5..b0a509b61 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/kubernetes v1.32.1
 	k8s.io/pod-security-admission v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241104100929-3ea5e8cea738
-	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.1
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0
 	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface v0.8.0
 	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/specs-go v0.8.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4b08f7aef..b11b41ab7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -416,8 +416,8 @@ k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241104100929-3ea5e8cea738 h1:M3sRQVHv7vB20Xc2ybTt7ODCeFj6J
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20241104100929-3ea5e8cea738/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.0 h1:CPT0ExVicCzcpeN4baWEV2ko2Z/AsiZgEdwgcfwLgMo=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.31.0/go.mod h1:Ve9uj1L+deCXFrPOk1LpFXqTg7LCFzFso6PA48q/XZw=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.0 h1:jjkMo29xEXH+02Md9qaVXfEIaMESSpy3TBWPrsfQkQs=
-sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.0/go.mod h1:BrP3w158MwvB3ZbNpaAcIKkHQ7YGpYnzpoSTZ8E14WU=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.1 h1:JbGMAG/X94NeM3xvjenVUaBjy6Ui4Ogd/J5ZtjZnHaE=
+sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.1/go.mod h1:BrP3w158MwvB3ZbNpaAcIKkHQ7YGpYnzpoSTZ8E14WU=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241010143419-9aa6b5e7a4b3 h1:/Rv+M11QRah1itp8VhT6HoVx1Ray9eB4DBr+K+/sCJ8=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20241010143419-9aa6b5e7a4b3/go.mod h1:18nIHnGi6636UCz6m8i4DhaJ65T6EruyzmoQqI2BVDo=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.2 h1:MdmvkGuXi/8io6ixD5wud3vOLwc1rj0aNqRlpuvjmwA=